Port Austin surfForecast / Lake Huron / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDT
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Port Austin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Austin sea temperature is
6.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Austin today?

The current surf forecast for Port Austin at 6PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)--
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

Table - waves today at Port Austin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
SW
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
5
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
NE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
0
WSW
10
SW
5
S
0
WNW
10
NNE
5
SE
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
Low Tide
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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8:38
8:39
8:40
8:43
Temp °C
9
11
12
7
6
6
5
5
6
8
10
9
8
6
5
5
7
9
10
10
8
7
6
7
4
6
6
2
2
2
1
1
2
6
6
7
6
2
2
1
2
3
4
5
4
4
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
2
5
5
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
841
2140
2146
440
1535
1540
1604
1813
1604
2054
2054
841
844
844
844
844
844
854
841
843
847
844
844
844
Best forecast wave conditions in Lake Huron - United States
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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